CRICKET: DROYLSDEN went down by six wickets against Greenfield at Ladhill Lane in a match where the toss was always going to be a vital factor after heavy rain during the week.

With the match reduced to 41 overs a side, Droylsden were put into bat on a surface made for Greenfield's overseas amateur Jason Bennett as the Barbadian took 5-36.

He accounted for Pete Higgins with his first ball and ended the innings by dismissing Lee Cullen for a duck, while Graham Jones (3-34) and Adam Hayes (2-8) took the other wickets as Droylsden were all out for 99.

Only Gareth Dent (31), Aaqib Uppal (13) and Richard Graham, who bludgeoned a spectacular, unbeaten 28 that included three huge sixes, managed to get into double figures.

The Greenfield batsmen took only 19 overs to knock off the required runs but they did lose four wickets in the process, opening bowlers Graham and Gaurav Sharma taking two wickets apiece.

Droylsden's second eleven (94-9) lost to Greenfield's seconds as six dropped catches helped the latter total 155-8 before Droylsden reached 94-9 in reply.